Grain shocker



Dec- 15,1925- H. C. OTTESON GRAIN SHOCKER Filed March 5. 4 Sheets-Shoot 1 I amnion 52/217 6. 0524022 his auozmq.

Dec. 15,1925. 1,566,039-

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Filed March 5, 9 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 H. c. OTTESON GRAIN SHOCKER Filed March 5. 192: 4 Sheets-Shut 4 snow Item I E0127 6' 02740012 Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES HENRY C. OTTESON, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

GRAIN snooxnn.

Application filed March 5, 1923.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY C. OrrnsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain Shockers, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a. grain shocking machine, adapted to be hitched to a grain binder, and directly receive grain sheaves from the discharging deck of the binder.

One of the objects of the invention is to support'a shocking mechanism on a wheel and actuate the shocking mechanism by the rotation of the wheel.

A further object of the invention is to make a compact shocking attachment for a binder so relatively located with respect to the bundle deck of the binder, as to have the shocking mechanism positioned laterally opposite the main wheel of the binder.

A still further object of the invention is to shockan arbitrarily selected number of bundles at each operation of a shocking mechanism.

Other objects and advantages will be pointed out as this specification progresses, the invention consisting in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, wherein:

Figure 1, is a side view'of a grain shocker embodying my invention, the forward portion of the main frame being broken away, and the receiving platf0rmn0t being shown.

Figure 2, is a rear view of same, some parts having been omitted.

Figure 3, is a partly conventional rear view of the mechanism shown in Figure 1 as it appears attached to the binder.

Figure 4, is a top view of the same with a portion of a platform broken away.

' Figures 5 and 6, are details.

Figure 7, is a diagrammatic illustration of the course taken by a shock depositing basket during a shock depositing operation.

Figures 8, 9, 10, and 11, are views of de tails.

Figure 12, is a partly diagrammatic view of ashock depositing basket and associated parts, showing different positions thereof during a shock depositing operation,

Serial No. 622,857.

Figure 13, is a view in isometric projection of a detail of a basket actuating mechanism; and Figure 14, is a fragmentary view, also in lsometric projection, of a basket supporting frame and associated parts.

The invention comprises a supporting frame A (Figure 4), consisting generally of an outer side member 2, and an inner side member 3, braced intermediate their ends by a transverse member 4, and at their front ends by a cross member 4, the inner side member 3 having at its front end a hole 5 (Figure 8), adapted to receive a bolt 5', whereby the machine may be pivotally connected to a binder as at 6, in a manner to be drawn thereby.

In Figures 3 and 4, 7 designates the bundle deck of a binder, and 8 preferably an outer sill member of the main frame thereof.

'Here shown supported on "the sill member is a treadle 8', mounted on a rock shaft 9, all of these parts being elements of the binder, the treadle preferably corresponding to the usual tripping lever of a binder for lowering a bundle carrier to deposit bundles on the ground. The shocking mechanism of the present invention, as here shown, is adapted to be controlled by a rocking motion of the shaft 9.

Suitably secured to the sill 8, as by means of a clamping plate 9 and bolts 10, are a pair of outwardly extending supporting arms'll, which arms extend a considerable distance beyond the binder deck 7, and carry at their outer extremities, respectively, verticaliy disposed adjustment screws 11, having each a squared end so that they may be conveniently adjusted with a wrench. The screws are also threaded respectively in the blocks 12, formed with pivots 12, which have bearing in brackets 13, to enable the blocks to swing in a vertical transverse plane. The brackets 13 are rigidly secured to inner frame member 3, so that the frame of the shocking attachment may be adjusted to have its inner edge occupy different levels with respect to the binder sill 8.

In igure 3, the usual bundle ejecting arms 14 of the binder are diagrammatically shown above the deck 7, and in part in dotted lines in Figure 4. A bracerod 14 is provided for each supporting arm 11. Supported on the arms 11 and the inner side member 3, is a receiving platform 15, the edge thereof adjacent the binder being preferably parallel with the outer edge of the binder deck 7. The receiving platform has pivotal connection respectively, with a pair of standards 15. secured one to each of the arms 11, and further pivotal connection 16 and 16, respectively, with a pair of supporting links 1?, so that the supporting frame A is free to swing on the pivots 12.

Secured to the inner frame member 3 at a point located forwardly of the platform 15, is a journaled bracket 18, the journal 18 thereof iotatably supporting a shaft 19 connected by means of the universal joints 19 and 19" to the shaft 9 of the hinder, the joint 19 being formed with a socket adapted to slidably receive a squared portion 20 of an intermediate shaft 21 to allow longitudinal m vement thereof.

The shaft 19 is also supported by a bracket 21' (Figure 8), and carries an arm 22, held in position by a set screw. The arm 22 is adapted to engage a laterally tending arm of a belt crank lever 22, pivot ally mounted on the side member 3, the other arm thereof extending upward and having a pivotal rod connection with the forwardly extending arm of a horizontally disposed bell crank lever 23 on the side frame member 2, which bell crank lever in turn has pivotal rod connection 2-1: with the top of a vertically disposed lever fulcrumed on the side member 2. Lever 2ft has pivotal connection with a pull rod for a purpose hereinafter described.

Mounted for rotation on the shaft in, bc tween the bearing 18 and the universal joint: 19', is a bevel gear 2', integral with a ratchet wheel 81'. Rigidly mounted on the shaft 1.9, adjacent the ratchet. wheel and extending beyond the periphery of the latter, is an arm 25' which pivotally carries a pawl 25" to engage the teeth of the ratchet wheel, so that an oscillation of the shaft 9 from above forv-iardly will cause the pawl to engage the ratchet wheel and thus impart int niitentrotary movement to the gear 25. Secured to the under side of the receiving platform 15 are journal brackets 26', which support for rotation a crank shaft 27 parallel with the side members 2 and The crank shaf 27 extends forwardly beyond the front edge of the receiving platform and has an intermediate shaft 27 connected to it by means of universal joints 2? and 27. A squared end of shaft 27 is slidably connected to universal joint 2'? to permit longitudinal movement thereof.

The crank shaft 2. is rotatably supported at its front end in bracket 18, and carries rigidly a bevel gear 28, in mesh with bevel gea 25. The shaft 27 is further formed with a pair of cranks s8 and 28. which cranks are join nah respectively to the ejector arms 29 at a po nt intermediate the ends thereof,

The ejector arms are adapted to extend i'e-- sgectively through slotted openings St) in the receiving platform, and be normally approximately fiush at their upper ends with the top surface of the receiving platform.

The ejector arms extend laterally under the platform toward the frame A, and are pivotally connected at 30 to links 31, which in turn are pivotally connected at their upper extremities to the under side of the receiving platform. The ejector arms are suitably shaped to be projected through the slotted openings 30 to an appreciable degree to effectively engage a bundle of grain which may be deposited on the receiving platform to propel it from the platform when the shaft 27 is actuated, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 3.

il hen the frame A is caused to be swung about the pivots 12, or when the adjustment screws 11' are actuated to raise or lower the inner edge of the shocker frame, sections 21 and 2?, being mounted as described, will yield accotdingl it being apparent that; when the outer side member 2 is raised to move tie frame about the pivots 12, the inner end of the bracket 18 will dip, thus making it necessary to have shafts extending from the binder to the shocker flexible.

it will be noted that repeater. actuation of the treadle S will impart successive rotary movements to crank shaft 27, thereby nursing the ejector arms 29 progressively through complete revolutions from their normal positions, as shown by solid lines in Figure 3, the pivotal joints 3 of the links Ill being made to afford suiicient frictional resistance to hold the ejector arms at each successive position to which they may he moved.

The rear end of side frau'ie member 2.. has a journal hearing 3:? (see Figures 1. f3, 8 and 11). which bearing is space r downwardly from u'icmbei' 2 and rota supports a shaft 51 upon which is rigid y mounted a drive wheel 3%, the latterhaving suitable peripheral cleats 3st to firmly grip the soil over which the machine is being drawn.

Spaced uj'iwai'dly from side member :3 and located slightly forward o f the journal hearing 32 is a journal bearing $15 in which is rotatably supported a stub shaft 3?. Laterally opposite the journal bearing 35 and in alinement therewith and carried by the side member 3 of the frame, is a journal bearing 36, wherein is supported for rotation a stub shafi Firm y secured to the inner ends of shafts 3! and 37. respectively, is a second or basket supporting frame B, which is U- shaped and comprises an outer vertical frame portion 38, and an inner vertical frame portion SS, each of said frame portions being bifurcated. The lower ends of the front: and rear l)lfliIt"f ttl01iS respectively are cross connected by bottom members 39 and 39, which form a bottom for the U wheel 40, is a sprocket wheel 42, the two sprocket wheels being surrounded and in mesh with an endless sprocket chain 43. The outer basket frame member 38 is formed with a flat, vertical, plate-like upper portion, perforated by a pivot opening 43, located in a plane which contains the axes of the shafts 33 and 37.

Pivotally supported in the pivot opening 43', as by means of pivot bolt 43", in a manner to swing vertically thereon is an ex tension or housing 44; This housing carries rotatably a shaft 45 (see Figure 1.) extending longitudinally of themain basket frame and having a bevel gear 45" connected thereto. Gear 45 meshes with the second bevel gear 45 secured to a vertical shaft 46, also rotatably mounted on the housing 44*. Shaft 46 is provided with a universal joint 46 having its center of oscillation 46 coincident with the axis of the pivot bolt .48". The portion of shaft 46 below the universal joint 46 is pivotally mountedin a bearing 47 and carries a: bevel gear 47 in mesh with the gear 41.

The housing 44 carries a pair of spaced, inwardly extending arms 48, in' the outer ends of which is journaled a shaft 48. In lateral alinement with each other arev sprocket wheels 49, one on each of shafts 45 and 48. A sprocket ehain49 surrounding and in mesh with these sprocket wheels serves to communicate rotary motion from one shaft to another;

Parallel to the shaft 45 and spaced vertically therefrom, is a shaft 50, rigidly supporting at each end, respectively, outside the housing, a pair of parallel downwardly and outwardly extending, relatively long lever arms 51, which arms are laterally alined each with a relatively short, companion lever arm 51", extending in the same general direction and being rigid on the shaft; 48. Each of the long lever arms is connected toits companion arm bya supporting rod 51,, which latter extends laterally inwardly beyond the companionarm. The rods 51 are adj ustably held against rotary or sliding motion in sleeves 52 (Figure 9) by means of set screws, each sleeve, in turn being formed with a stud 52 to pivotally'engage alever arm and be secured thereto by a nut, as shown.

To each of the rods 51, is connected a packer or rake member 53, preferably formed with downwardly extending teeth and being mounted to engage bundles of grain and rake them from the binder deck. Each of the rake members is connected to one end of a spiral spring 53 which surrounds the rod 51, the opposite end of the spring being secured to the rod in a manner to normally hold the rake members in the position shown in Figure 1, so that each rake member may yield, under tension of its spring, to pressure applied to either of the sides thereof. It will be apparent from the above description, that a rotary movement of the supporting wheel 34 will impart rotary movement, in turn, by means of the sprockets and chain to the gear 41, the shaft 46, and the shafts 45 and 48, thus causing the latter to alternately raise the rake members in a lateral upward arcuate path to a position over a bundle of grain which may be on the binder deck, and then in a lateral arcuate downward path to rake the bundle into. the basket of the shocking mechanism.

As described in the foregoing, the housing 44 is free to swing about the pivot bolt 13, and for the purpose of holding it upright, the housing is formed with a shoulder 54 engaging a pin 54 carried by the outer basket frame member 38 (see Figure 1). For the" purpose of holding the housing releasably locked in engagement with said pin, the outer basket frame member is further formed with a shoulder 54, which is en gaged by a hook55 pivoted at 55 on the housing and having pivotal connection by means of a rod 56 with a crank lever 57, having pivotal mounting 57 in the housing. The pivotal mounting of the crank lever 57 consists of a laterally extending shank surrounded by a coil spring 58- (see Figure 2), one end of which is secured to said shank, the other end thereof being secured to the housing. Spring tension is applied so that the crank arm will normally extend forward and upward. The housing is formed with a notch 59 (Figure 2 facing! longitudinally of the machine and located rearwardly of the crank lever and in longitudinal alinement with the latter. The piv' otal connection 59 o the rod 56 with the crank lever 57 is so arranged that when a laterally extending crank portion 60 of the crank lever 57 is moved rearward, the hook 55 will be disengaged and permit the housing to rotate about the pivot bolt 43.

Secured to side member 2 of the frame A is a cam member 60 having a thin edge adapted to engage the notch 59 when the basket supporting frame B is rotated on the shafts 37 and 37. The distance between the notch 59 and the shafts 37 and 37 is greater than the distance between said shafts and the edge of cam 60', so thatin a rotary movement of the basket frame 38, the crank portion 60 of the crank lever 57 Lil ill

will first strike the cam 60 and release the hook from the shoulder 54;, leaving the housing free to rotate on pivot bolt 13 after which the housing will engage the top surface of the cam and will slide rearwardly thereon and then engage with its notch the edge of cam 60 and drag over the latter, thereby rotating the housing about the pivot bolt 13 during the period of engagement with the cam surface 60, subsequent to which the housing will again assume its normal position with respect to the basket f 'ame through the tension of a coil spring 61 secured to the housing and to the outer basket frame member 38.

In the rotation of the basket frame about shafts 37 and 37 it will be apparent that the portion 60 of the crank lever 57 will initially engage the top surface of cam 60 (rs is clearly indicated in Figure 5 of the drawings), to move the hook out of engagement with the shoulder 5a to enable the housing to turn upon its pivot.

Parallel to the shaft 33, between the outer and inner frame members 38 and 38 of the basket frame B, are shafts 62 and 63, mounted adjacent the cross members 39 and 39', respectively, (see Figure 1%) each carrying rigidly a pair of laterally spaced, normally rearwardly inclined basket supporting members or arms 64, the two pairs of arms being parallel and each arm being pivotally connected to a basket comprising a bottom, preferably formed of slats 65, an outer side wall 65, and an inner side wall 65, the inner wall being preferably flared toward the receiving platform 15 to facilitate entry therein of grain bundles. The upper edges of the side walls of the basket are preferably level, the inner wall 65 being adjacent the outer edge of the receiw iug platform 15, with a space therebetween sullicient to permit the shocker to ride over uneven ground without contacting with the platform.

Secured on the outer ends of the shafts 62 and 63, respectively, are vertically disposed lever arms 66, arranged parallel to each other and equal in length, and being pivotally connected at their outer extremities to opposite ends of a tie rod 66. shafts 62 and 63 are a pair of coil springs 67, one end of each spring being secured to the basket supporting frame and the other end thereof to its associated shaft, so that the lever arms 64 will be held by the tension of their respective springs in the position shown in Figure 1 ofthe drawings.

Mounted rigidly on the inner end of the shaft 63 is a spur gear 68, meshing with an idler gear 68', which in turn meshes with a spur gear 68 secured to a shaft 69 arranged parallel with the shaft 63, rotatably mounted on the basket supporting frame. Secured to the inner end of the shaft 62 Surrounding each of is a mutilated spur gear 70, which meshes vith a toothed segment 7 O, the latter being mounted for rotation on a stub shaft 71. in lateral alinement with the shaft 33 of the supporting drive wheel 341-. The segment 70 carries an anti-friction roller 72 at its outer extremity, the structure of which is best seen in Figure 13. Roller 72 is adapted to traverse an endless track 73, formed with concentric side walls 7 3 which actuate said roller in the nature of a cam. The track 73 is disposed in a vertical longitudinal plane and is integral with a plate 73" having arcuate openings 7% arranged concentric with the shaft 37 and adjacent inner frame member 3 to enable the web plate to be rdjustably secured to said side member as by bolts 74:. It will be apparent that the plate carrying the endless track 73 may be adjusted with respectto shaft 37, when the bolts 74: are slackened, to change its relative position with the shaft. The configuration of the camlike track 73 controls the degree and direction of the rotary movement which the toothed segment will impart to the gear 70 and, therefore, to the shaft 62. A downward rotary movement of the segment will, by means of spur gear 70 and associated parts, actuate arms Get to elevate basket, inasmuch as the arms 64: are disposed in parallelism and are of equal length.

The basket supporting frame B is adapted to be rotated about the shafts 37 and 37 from its normal position, illustrated in Figure 1, through intermittent complete successive cycles, back to said normal position. For the purpose of releasably locking the basltet supporting frame in the normal position, the following mechanism is provided, as best illustrated in Figures 6 and 14 in connection with Figures 1 1nd Q.

Mounted on the main frame 1, and located slightly above and rearwardly of the segment supporting shaft 37, is a transversely disposed lock bar 75, fulcrumed on a pivot 75, and having pivotal conection with the pull rod 26, said rod passing slidably through a stop lug 76, between which latter and the lock bar 75 the rod is loosely surrounded by a coil spring 76 in engagement with said lug and pressing outwardly against said lock bar. Carried by the outer basket supporting frame member 38 is a vertically disposed latch member 7 6", formed with a rearwardly facing notch 77, adapted to loosely receive the front edge of the lock bar to thereby hold the basket supporting frame against rotation. Actuation of the treadle 8 of the binder (Figure 8) will impart, by means of bell crank lever 23 and fulcrumed lever 24, a pulling action on the pull rod 26. This pulling action will cause the lock bar 75 to be rotated in opposition to the tension of the spring 76, until the lock bar clears the shoulder formed by rim tionally engaging with its rear end the inner end of the lock bar in a manner to be rotated thereby when the lock bar' is swung upon its pivot'75. Slidably mounted on the outer frame member 38 is a 'U-' shaped coupling bolt 78, which bolt extends transversely of the basket, andis positioned in the path of the forwardly extending arm of the rocking member 7 7-in a manner to be engaged thereby and moved outward when said member is rocked. The coupling bolt has one of its legs 78" located so that it may engage any of the openings 40 of the disk 40, concurrently with a rotary movement of said disk and actuation of said rocking mem her. The leg 78 of the coupling bolt is adapted to engage the inner inclined face of a lug 79 carried by the main frame A, when the other leg 78 is in engagement with one of the openings. This moves the entire U shaped bolt inward v and releases leg 78- from whatever opening in disk 40 it may be engaged with. When the basket supporting frame is in its normal locked position, the coupling bolt is disengaged from the disk.

Secured to the outer ends of shafts 37 and 37, respectively, are levers 80. normally extending downward and slightly rearward,

and having, respectively, pivotal connection with tie rods '81, which latter in turn have pivotal connection, respectively, with the tops of vertically disposed relay levers 82, one pivotally mounted on each of the side members 2 [and 3 of, the main frame. Sc

cured respectively to said relay levers, inter-' mediate their ends, are springs 83, connected under tension to the frame, so that a forward pull will be constantly exerted on the levers 80.

The shaft 69 carries a plurality of laterally spaced, upwardly extending pickets or tines 69, to form a movable stop for accumulating bundles'of grain in the basket. These spring arms are bent to extend first horizontally .and then vertically in parallelism so that they may be easily withdrawn from under a shock when the latter is deposited on the ground.

In iperation, bundles of grain are re ceived by the platform 15, one by one, as fast as they are formed by the binder, the rotary ejector arms 14: of the binder serving to eject them onto the receiving platform. As the bundles arrive in regular succession at the outer edge of the plat-form, they are engaged by the reciprocatory packers 53, which engage the bundles from above and pack them into the basket. This raking and pilfiking mechanism is actuated by means of the supporting wheel 34 during a shocking operation through'the medium of the chain connected sprocket wheels 4L0 and 42 and the gear 41, in mesh with the gear 47, thereby actuating the shafts et6, 45, and 48 to swing" the outer ends of the arms 51 through a circle and thus reciprocate the packer de; vices.

lVhen the basket is filled to a degree sufficient to form a shock, the operator may depress treadle 8', thereby actuating the pull rod 26 and responsively the lock bar 75, as described in the foregoing, thus efiecting the release of the basket supporting frame to render it free to be revolved. Simultaneously with the operation of the lock bar and responsive thereto, the coupling bolt 78 will engage the first of the openings 40 in the constantly rotating disk 40 which is brought into register therewith. As the coupling bolt is carried by the basket supporting frame, and as the disk 40 is integral with the sprocket gear i0,-the basket carrying frame B will rotate with and in the same direction as drive wheel 34. The frame B carries when rotated the toothed segmental lever but the end of said segmental lever bearing the roller 72 travels in the camlike track 73 having a path of irregular curvature. The difference in direction between the two paths traversed will, therefore, effect a combined rotary and irregular reciprocatory movement of the toothed end of the lever about its fulcrum, causing the movement of the toothed end of the segmental lever to vary in extent and speed as the contour of the cam or track varies from a true circle. By this means I am enabled to accelerate or retard the motion of the basket in its continuous shock depositing movement and thereby enable the basket to pass freely over a deposited shock and return to its normal position, for the next shock forming operation, concurrently with a continuous forward movement of the binder. The vacillatory movement of the toothed segment and its associated parts will cause the basket to move relatively to the U-shaped frame B during a rotation thereof as indicated diagrammatically in dotted lines in Figures 1, 7, and 12.

The teeth of the segment 70' and those of the mutilated gear 7 O are indicated by short lines with equal spaces between them stepped off on the respective peripheries of these parts, the first tooth of each being indicated by the addition of a small circle (0) whereby the relative position of the gear 70 with respect to the segment may be conveniently traced.

Positions a and b of the basket are indicated by the dotted outlines in Figure l and positions 0, d, and c are similarly indicated in Figure 12. Position 61. illustrates the first postion assumed, and shows the arms 64 as having assumed an almost horizontal position, while the gear has traveled four spaces on the segment. Position 2) indicates that the gear 70 has traveled nine spaces on the segment and shows the basket in a horizontal position upside down. Position 0 indicates that the gear 70 has now moved in a reverse direction the distance of one space, and is now removed eight spaces from the first tooth. Position (Z shows a movement of one more space since the gear is seven spaces from the first tooth, while position 6 indicates that a rapid movement has occurred, since the gear is removed but a single space from the first tooth. It will be noted, in summary, that from normal position to position a, the gear traveled four spaces, while from at to b it traveled five; from Z) to a it returned one space, and from 0 to d it returned one more space; from d to c it returned six spaces, and from c to normal position it returned one space.

It will be noted (Figure 7) that the segment traveled (as above described) nine spaces between normal position and b, but that the axis 37 in normal position is located forwardly of the center of the basket; in position a this axis is located nearly midway of the basket close to what is normally the bottom thereof, and in position b it is at the top edge of the side wall of the inverted basket close to the rear end thereof. As shown. the front lower edge of the basket occupied by the tines 69, has moved from a vertical line 84: while still in contact with a shock 88, through a path indicated by the dotted line 89 to the line 85, in the relatively short. distance separating said lines, it being, therefore, evident that the front lower edge of the basket speedily leaves the shock and rises to the upside down position b, in which latter the shock is fully cleared and left undisturbed to permit the basket to travel over it in its approach to the next position 0, wherein it has risen high above the shock and is dipping at its front end to make the position (Z, then 6, and back to normal. The perpendiculars, of which two only are numbered, namely 84 and 85, indicate the dis tances traveled between the several positions by the wheel 84, while the several positions of the pivot 37 are indicated as by 37", 37 etc. Thus, in position a, the bundles of grain in the basket are deposited butt end down onto the ground, the springs 67 assisting in forcing the arms 64 outwardly and downwardly as the position a is approached. After a shock has been deposited, the levers 80, in connection with the springs 83, assist in lifting the basket through the positions shown in Figure 5, when said levers are mov ing through the upper halves of their respective cycles. As the basket approaches its normal position, the latch member 76 will engage the rounded nose of lock bar to move it out slightly to permit latch member 76" to enter the notch 77 and thereby lock the basket in normal position, while at the same time the leg 7 8" of the coupling bolt 78 will have engaged the inclined edge 44 which carries the packer devices, and O which is pivotally mounted on the frame 38, will be caused by the action of cam 60 to press the sides of the packer devices against the shock, as indicated by dotted lines at 86 in Figure 1. As previously mentioned the packer devices are mounted to yield laterally under tension of the springs 53. They press gently against the front side of the shock and hold it upright for a brief period concurrently with the forward movement of the shocker. This is an important function as it steadies the shock. Further, the shaft 69 is moved by the gears 68, 68, and 68 in a manner to cause the tines 69 to be withdrawn from under the shock at the proper time, the several positions assumed by the tines and gears in the cycle of the basket being indicated by the dotted lines in Figures 1 and 12, it being noted that in position a the tines are positioned entirely outslde and rearwardly of the basket. Since the binder continues to form bundles concurrently with a shock depositing operation, it is frequently necessary that a bundle formed at such time be manually thrown into the basket upon its return to normal position, to clear the receiving platform 15. t is for this purpose that the auxiliary e e ctmg arms 29 and associated parts dc scribed in the foregoing are employed.

I claim:

1 A grain shocking machine comprising a main frame, a wheel support therefor, a second frame pivotally connected to, the main frame, means for intermittently rotating the second frame, a sheave receiving basket connected to, and relatively movable with respect to said second frame, a gear pivotallv mounted on the pivotal connection between the basket and said second frame, oscillating means connected to said gear, a toothed device in mesh with said gear, and means controlled by an action of said gear to relatively move the basket with respect to the second frame to deposit sheaves in the basket in the form of a shock when said second frame is rotated.

2. A grain shocking machine comprising a main frame. a wheel support therefor, a second frame pivotally supported on the main Ill) l\' all ond frame to stop the rotation of the sec-V ond frame.

3. A grain shocking machine comprising a main frame, a wheel support therefor, a sheave receiving basket, a U-shaped frame pivotally supported with respect to the main frame, driving mechanism operatively con necting the U-shaped frame to said wheel support to be driven thereby when said wheel is actuated, means carried by the U-shaped frame having operative connection with part of said U-shaped frame, said part being shaped to impart an oscillating movement to said means when said U-shaped frame is rotated, parallel arms pivotally connected to said basket and forming a support therefor, and manual controlling means to intermittently actuate said basket by said mechanism in a predetermined manner to deposit sheaves in the basket on the ground in the form of a shock.

4. A grain shocking machine comprising a main frame, a wheel support therefor, a second frame pivotally connected to the main frame, means in connection with said Wheel for relatively rotating said second frame with respect to the main frame when the wheel is rotating, a sheave receiving basket, arms pivotally connnected at their ends, respectively, to said basket and said second frame, and mechanism operatively connecting said arms to said main and second frames to be actuated .by a relative movement thereof to move said basket when said second frame rotates with respect to the main frame to deposit sheaves in the basket on the ground in the form of a shock.

5. A grain shocking machine comprising a main frame, a wheel support therefor, a second frame rotatably connected to the main frame, a sheave receiving basket, means connecting the basket to the second frame and permitting a relative movement therebetween, means to propel sheaves from the binder into the basket and compress them therein, and means to impart a rotary movement to the second frame, and a relative movement between the second frame and the basket to deposit a shock of grain on the ground at determinable intervals.

6. A shocking machine comprising a main frame, a wheel support therefor, a second frame rotatably connected to the main frame, a sheave receiving basket, means connecting the basket to the second frame and permittting a relative movement therebetween, means to intermittently rotate the second frame and relatively move the basket with respect thereto in a manner to deposit sheaves in the basket on the ground in the form of a shock, a support pivotally mounted above the basket, flat-sided reciprocatory arms movable with respect to said support and operatively connected thereto to engage sheaves and propel them into the basket, means to prevent reciprocation of the reciprocable arms during a shock depositing movement, a cam on the main frame positioned to' engage said support during a rotation of the second frame to cause a movement of said support to position the flatsided arms against 2i shock to support it, and means resiliently connecting the fiat-sided arms to said support to render them laterally yieldable when supporting a shock.

7. A grain shocking machine, comprising a main frame, a wheel support therefor, a second frame pivotally connected to the main frame, a sheave receiving basket, basket manipulating mechanism operatively connected to the wheel to move the basket reciprocally with respect to the second frame during a pivoted movement thereof to deposit sheaves in said basket in the form of a shock, means for returning the basket to normal position, controlled locking and clutch mechanism for operating said basket manipulating mechanism, a sheave receiving platform located adjacent the basket adapted to hold sheaves formed during a shock depositing operation, and manually operated sheave ejecting mechanism for ejecting sheaves at determinable intervals from said platform into said basket.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRY C. OTTESON. 

